vair
English
Etymology
From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).
Pronunciation
Noun
vair (countable and uncountable, plural vairs)
- A type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
- 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 323:
- Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.
- (heraldry) An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).
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Catalan
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
vair (feminine vaira, masculine plural vairs, feminine plural vaires)
Related terms
Noun
vair m (plural vairs)
- (historical) vair (black-and-white variegated squirrel fur)
- (heraldry) vair
Further reading
- “vair” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
vair n (uncountable)
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛʁ/
Audio: (file) - Homophones: vaire, vaires, vairs, ver, vers, vert, verts, verre, verres
- Rhymes: -ɛʁ
Noun
vair m (plural vairs)
Further reading
- “vair”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Gallo
Etymology
From Old French veeir, veoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, cognate with French voir.
Verb
vair
- To see
- Disez-mai don, v'ez-ti pas veü un jiene là tout à l'oure ?
- Please tell me, have you seen a young man there few minutes ago ?
Middle English
Noun
vair
- Alternative form of veir
Old French
Etymology
From the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.
Adjective
vair m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vaire)
- changeable; that may change
- multi-colored; polychromatic
- shining; brilliant
Declension
Noun
vair oblique singular, m (oblique plural vairs, nominative singular vairs, nominative plural vair)
- vair (fur of a squirrel)
Descendants
Romansch
Alternative forms
- vesair (Rumantsch Grischun)
- veser (Sursilvan)
- vaser (Sutsilvan)
- veir (Surmiran)
- vzair (Puter)
- verer (Vallader)
Etymology
From Latin videō, vidēre.
Verb
vair
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- rm:Vision